1996 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ON DVD

The 1996 NCAA National Championship game between Colorado College and
Michigan is available through Amazon.com for $24.99. The Wolverines
won a thriller 3-2 in overtime when Brendan Morrison knocked in a
rebound off Bill Muckalt's shot. Please help support MHNet and click
on the link below before ordering or use the direct link on the MHNet
website.

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LANGLAIS SIGNED WITH U-M
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From MGoBlue.com

The University of Michigan ice hockey team received a National Letter
of Intent from defenseman Chad Langlais (Spokane, Wash.), head coach
Red Berenson announced on Wednesday (April 25). Langlais is the 10th
member of the freshman class for the 2007-08 season.

"Chad Langlais is an offensive defenseman who has been a point
producer in the USHL for two years," said assistant coach Billy
Powers. "He is a local Michigan high school product from Cranbrook
Kingwood -- he played and graduated from there. After that he spent
two years in the USHL with Lincoln. He will be the veteran among our
freshman group next season. Chad should be able to step in and
contribute right away based on his quality of play and his experience."

Langlais (5-8, 170) spent the 2006-07 season with the Lincoln Stars of
the United States Hockey League. The 20-year-old had a 6-40-46 line in
51 games this season to finish fifth on the Stars in points. Langlais
was +3 and earned 118 penalty minutes. The blueliner tallied four
goals and 26 assists on the power play. He was also picked to skate in
the USHL's midseason all-star game. In the playoffs, Langlais had one
assist and eight PIM as the Stars were swept in four games.

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FINAL CSB RANKINGS
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The final NHL Central Scouting Bureau rankings have been released.
Keep in mind these rankings are only the opinion of one scouting
organization.

Topping the list of North American skaters is Wisconsin-bound forward
Kyle Turris out of the BCHL.

The highest ranked Wolverine recruit is Sioux City forward Max
Pacioretty. He is also the highest rated player out of the USHL.

Forwards Ben Winnett, Aaron Palushaj, and Louie Caporusso are ranked
#90, #101, and #121 respectively.

Defenseman Tristin Llewellyn is #134. To show you how much his stock
has fallen, a few years ago he was considered a first round draft pick
and one of the top defensemen in his class. The CSB isn't the only
organization to rank Llewellyn low, either.

U.S National Team Development Program forward Matt Rust checks in at #167.

And goaltender Bryan Hogan is ranked #18 among North American goalies.
Hogan is expected to challenge Billy Sauer for the starting role,
however he, too, has had a subpar season (good record, ho-hum stats)
and a dreadful playoff. Out of the 14 goalies to play in the USHL
playoffs, Hogan ranks dead last. He saw action in four playoff games
with Lincoln and went 0-3 with a 5.06 GAA and .832 save percentage as
the Stars were eliminated.

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ULTIMATE TEAM
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Had a link to an article on former Wolverine tough man Bob Gassoff
sent to me today. It was written by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch a few
weeks ago and is an excellent read about how Gassoff hung up the
hockey skates and joined the Navy SEALs and was getting set to deploy
to Iraq.

You can read the article at:

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/blues/story/E54DA86172926305\
862572BE00009D7A?OpenDocument

My favorite quote of his in the article is one I hope the Wolverines
post in their lockerroom next season. Bobby was comparing the SEALs
to hockey and remembered a lesson he learned when he won the national
championship with Michigan in 1998... "The best talent doesn't win.
The best team wins."

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That's all for now...

Go Blue!

Jason
Michigan Hockey Net
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